Amend CSHB 2729 as follows:                                                  

(1)  On page 3, line 27, strike "1704.204" and substitute 	"1704.204(a)".
	(2)  On page 5, between lines 3 and 4, insert:                                 
	(c)  This section does not apply to a solicitation or 
unsolicited contact related to a Class C misdemeanor.
	(3)  On page 8, strike lines 2-17 and substitute:                              
				(ii)  a statement by the applicant [that], 
as of the date of the application, of any [the applicant has no 
unpaid] final judgments that have been unpaid for more than 30 days 
and that arose directly or indirectly from a bail bond executed by 
the applicant as a surety or as an agent for a surety [of forfeiture 
against the applicant in any county in which the applicant holds or 
has held a license]; and
			(H)  if the applicant is a corporation, a 
statement by the designated agent, as of the date of the 
application, of any [unpaid] final judgments that have been unpaid 
for more than 30 days and that arose directly or indirectly from [of 
forfeiture on] any bond executed by the agent as a surety or as an 
agent for a surety.
	(d)  Until payment of the final judgment, [The existence of] 
an unpaid final judgment disclosed under Subsection (b)(4)(G)(ii) 
or (b)(4)(H) bars [may not bar] licensure for the applicant unless 
the applicant has deposited with the court cash or a supersedeas 
bond in the amount of the final judgment pending:
		(1)  a ruling on a timely filed motion for a new trial; 
or           
		(2)  an appeal [but may be considered by the board in 
determining whether to grant a license to the corporation with that 
agent].
	(4)  On page 11, line 27, between "trial" and "has", insert 
"or a notice of appeal".
	(5)  On page 13, line 6, strike "DEFAULT" and substitute 
"FAILURE TO PAY FINAL JUDGMENT".
	(6)  On page 13, line 9, strike "1704.204" and substitute 
"1704.204(a)".